Theodore Frederick Charles Edward Shaw (11 September 1859 – 17 April 1942) was a British

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politician.

Background

Shaw was the eldest son of Edward Dethick Shaw and Millicent Augusta Gough, both of

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. He was educated at

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, Wolverhampton and

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Career

He was Managing Director and Chairman of John Shaw & Sons Ltd. of

. He was a Member of Wolverhampton Town Council. He was a Captain in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the

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. He was Liberal MP for

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from 1892 to December 1910. He was created 1st Baronet in 1908.

Private life

Shaw married at St. Mark's, Piccadelly, on 17 January 1900, Emily White Bursill, daughter of Henry Bursill, of

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. The couple lived at Charters at

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, with their two daughters.Who Was Who

Sources and References

*Who Was Who *Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench - 1901 *British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918, F. W. S. Craig

External links

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National Portrait Gallery; photograph of Shaw and his wifeWho's Who
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Theodore Frederick Charles Edward 1859 births 1942 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 People from Wolverhampton People from Sunningdale Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stafford Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom